TOKYO, Dec 14- Japan's Nikkei share average erased earlier modest gains on Thursday to edge down, while telecommunications shares withered on news that online retailer Rakuten is weighing entry into the mobile carrier market. The Nikkei was down 0.1 percent at the end of morning trading at 22,726.76. Panasonic Corp shares rose 2.4 percent, after Toyota said on...

NEW YORK, Dec 13- T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday that it would launch a new streaming television service next year after buying startup Layer3 TV for an undisclosed amount. The company, started by industry veterans Jeff Binder and Dave Fellows, has marketed itself as a next-generation cable service, offering integration of online content with linear,...

NEW YORK, Dec 13- T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday that it would launch a new streaming television service next year after buying startup Layer3 TV for an undisclosed amount. The company, started by industry veterans Jeff Binder and Dave Fellows, has marketed itself as a next-generation cable service, offering integration of online content with linear,...

NEW YORK, Dec 13- T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday that it will launch a new streaming television service next year after buying startup Layer3 TV for an undisclosed amount. T-Mobile Chief Financial Officer Braxton Carter said last week at an investor conference that the company would now focus on smaller, "tuck-in" acquisitions. Sprint in November said it would...

NEW YORK— T-Mobile is launching a TV service next year, becoming the latest company to marry wireless and video. The service will target people who aren't interested in traditional cable and satellite TV packages. The company wouldn't provide details on its upcoming offering, including how it would differ from existing online TV alternatives from Hulu,...

NEW YORK, Dec 13- T-Mobile US Inc will launch a new television service in 2018 and acquire television technology company Layer3 TV Inc for an undisclosed amount, the U.S. Chief Financial Officer Braxton Carter said at the time the company would instead focus on smaller, "tuck-in" acquisitions. Layer3 TV integrates television, online video content and social media...

NEW YORK, Dec 13- T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday it will launch a new television service in 2018 and acquire television technology company Layer3 TV Inc for an undisclosed amount as part of its plans.

LONDON, Dec 13- Britain's Dixons Carphone said on Wednesday it would reposition its mobile phone business as it reported a 60 percent slump in first half profit, hurt by a weak mobile market as customers hold onto handsets for longer. "We think its business is likely to prove more resilient than the market expects given share gains in electricals and its Nordic...

NEW YORK, Dec 13- AT&T Inc has started trials in Georgia state and a non-U.S. location to deliver high-speed internet over power lines, the No. 2 wireless carrier said on Wednesday, marking its latest push to offer faster broadband service to more customers. While the Georgia trial is in a rural area, the service could potentially be deployed in suburbs and cities, the...